Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of this RFP is to satisfy procurement requirements so that the State can contract with a Tier-1 ERP Software Package provider. A Tier-1 ERP Software Package serves the business needs of Fortune 100 global enterprises and large states, is scalable to support over 100,000 parallel users and several thousand concurrent transactions, and typically requires a complex, sophisticated information technology ("IT") infrastructure and highly-skilled IT professional support. A Tier-1 ERP Software Package is distinguished from a lower tier (e.g., Tier-2, Tier-3) ERP Software Package in that a Tier-1 ERP Software Package s scope of functionality is designed to serve large, global businesses and public sector entities, and requires more complicated hardware and more highly skilled IT professionals than does a lower tier ERP Software Package.
